Fantastic food with nice home cooking ambience in the Portuguese restaurant row of Hamburg. Highly…read morerecommend the shrimp with capers. Service was fast and the food was authentic and not expensive.

Given the high praise for this place here on Yelp, we were pretty disappointed with our experience…read morehere. Maybe we were there on an off-night or the dish we got (paella) was just not their thing. We shared a single meat/seafood paella with a small pitcher of sangria. The fact that it had pork instead of chorizo or something a bit more authentic was a little weird. That aside, though, the dish was a mix of blandness and over-saltiness (possibly to make up for the blandness?). Gordon Ramsey would have definitely had one of his overly dramatic fits over this dish. Service was present but not friendly or engaging by any means. Our German was mostly non-existent at that point though, so that could have been the reason. That said, they weren't much more engaging with the only other table, which was German, in the place. They mostly stood behind the bar, occasionally staring out at the dining room. Place is cozy and charming, if not a little kitsch. Prices are very reasonable. With slightly friendlier/livelier service and better seasoning, this could be a nice place. As is, we'll probably look elsewhere for Portuguese dinner options.

Good tapas, very cozy ambiente and nice wine. You can sit outside in the summer.read more

Well when you personally know the cook as a friend at this restaurant you can only say good things…read moreabout this place... Yummy, (they have chorizoas well) the house-made walnut pesto is amazing... great menu, well priced, nice extensive wine selection although the staff don't speak much English and the menus are all in German, so if your German is limited ordering can take some effort and time. Am definately going to round up a crew to come have tapas here one evening

You must try Caramba Especial if you are in Hamburg. I am Portuguese and this restaurant felt like…read moreI was back in Portugal and not in Germany. It is an absolute must if you are in the mood for Portuguese cuisine. The staff is excellent. The ambience is great and the food is delicious.

Food was excellent! No menu to pick from made it very easy. You get meat or fish! 3-4 course meal!…read more More than enough food & everyone looked happy! Nice vibe great music!

CASA FRANCO FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…read more I came here twice with the company I was working for. Since my boss always paid for everything. BUT I'M SURE IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE :D I think if I'd know the prices, I would pretty much give it ZERO stars hahahah. kidding :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, what we always got was: HUGE SCAMPIES ROASTET IN OIL + ALCOHOL served in huge flames A PLATE WITH DIFFERENT FISH FILETS + a unique secret sauce made by Franco STEAK, small peaces of steak with different sauces. and more. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honestly I don't remember it all but I know you get a lot, and all the seafood you get are really really delicious. I remember I dropped the whole steak I picked it up and still ate it, that's how good it was. But I was drunk anyways haha. LOCATION: Very very small, I guess about 20 people max. It's great, because it gives you a nice familiar cozy atmosphere. If you have the money and wanna do yourself somethiing good. Come here.

Ay Carumba! Casa Franco is so much fun. I came here last night with some friends and I had a great…read moretime. For 27 euros you get a four-course meal complete with a flaming scallop starter, fish, more fish, and a delicious dessert. Mmm. The owner of the restaurant is fantastic. He's so attentive to his customers and makes a huge effort to entertain the entire restaurant. We got several free shots of alcohol and the entire restaurant toasts together. The atmosphere is cozy, festive, and lively. There was even a traditional guitar singer that serenaded us twice in the night. My favorite part of my four course meal was the parrot fish and the crème brûlée-like dessert. I'm not sure what it was, but it was GOOD. We also ordered a bottle of wine, which was 22 euros a bottle. I'd say the style of the food was Portuguese fusion. The fun part is that the chef decides what you will eat so you don't have to order your food. The fish that he served us was extremely fresh. I think this is a great place to go with some friends or to celebrate a special occasion like a birthday. At the end of the meal, the owner also gives the ladies a single rose. :) Four solid stars for the food, and 7 stars for the service. I'll most likely be back!

We ordered our food and waited for over an hr .........since the food never arrived we left. 1 sat…read moreis too much

Located in the middle of Portuguese block this restaurant didn't necessarily disappointed but…read morereally didn't have anything special. Food was ok, prices were ok. Drinks were ..... small. Being a Hamburg restaurant, I expected fresher seafood. Being a Portuguese cuisine, I expected more flair... Was let down on both ends, but it did served as an ok lunch.

Delicious food for a reasonable price! Be warned the food portions are pretty big!…read more We ordered the tapas variety for an appetizer and got a various selection of cheeses, cold cuts and shrimp. It was really yummy. Our waiter was really nice and friendly and even gave us a sample of some of the wines before ordering (without us asking for it first). The house white wine was quite nice! Next up was the main entrée and we decided to share the seafood paella and it was massive! It was filled with all types of different super tasty seafood. The place is quite small so make reservations if you come here on a weekend, you will need it!

Though the complementary bread and sides were less than tasty we allowed our hunger to get the…read morebetter of us. We were 3 friends and decided to order 2 plates of tapas and 1 plate of grilled gambas to share between us. The grilled gambas was lukewarm on the outside and cold on the inside. The texture was chewy and it lacked the juiciness of fresh seafood. The tapas came on to small plates each with 2 croquettes and a shrimp on top of some prosciutto style ham, chorizo (I asume) and some cheese. We tried the croquettes which were soggy with oil. Then we wanted to try the shrimp but as it was smelly we did not dare it. We quietly and politely pointed out our complaints to the waiter who claimed that everything was fresh and the grilled gambas was cooked just then. We invited him to feel the coldness inside the gambas and to smell the shrimps. He just maintained that the food was freshly cooked from fresh ingredients. We ended up paying 22€ while leaving with our stomachs as empty as on arrival.

This is a nice little cafe serving some nice grilled sandwiches along with some Portuguese…read morepastries. Most of the food is basically standard cafe food. Sandwiches go for about 2,50 euro. Available are the Hawaiian, your typical ham and cheese in a grilled sandwich, a tuna melt and a supposed standard grilled sandwich although I don't know what is in that. They are both super tasty. Two is more than enough even for lunch and the pastries are really delicious too.